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65

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

95

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Overview - Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Vs Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) SoCs by Qualcomm. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) 98
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) 99
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) 89
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) 95
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
CPU 374214 635739
GPU 516258 1237734
Memory 344248 460296
UX 259884 457187
Total score 1494604 2790956
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

  • Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) has 26.98% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (5333 vs 4200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) has 25% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (3 vs 4 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) has 86.74% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (2,791 K vs 1,495 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) Support 33.44% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (85.4 vs 64 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999
Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) 3155

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273
Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) 9723

3DMark

58%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
121%
Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Stability %

Graphics test 140 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display QHD+ @ 144 Hz, 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz -
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 -
  • Max External Display 8K @ 30 Hz -
  • HDR HDR10, HDR10+, HDR Vivid -
  • Color Depth 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec. 2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

0%
Turbo Clock Speed

MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

107%
Base Frequency

4320 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
    3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
     2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L)
    6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M)
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 1 MB 12 MB
  • L3 cache 8 MB -
  • Process 4 nm 3 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 6 W 8.2 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 735 Adreno 830
  • Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 800
  • GPU frequency 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 2 -
  • Shading units 768 768
  • FLOPS 3379.2 Gigaflops 3379.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
  • DirectX version 12.1 12.1
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 4200 MHz 5333 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 64 Gbit/s 85.4 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
  • Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2540
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 320MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Snapdragon X70 Snapdragon X80
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 6500 Mbps -
  • 4G Download Speed - 10000 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 7 7
  • Bluetooth 5.4 6.0
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU
58%
GPU
50%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
CPU
98%
GPU
99%
Memory
62%
Energy efficiency and battery life
89%
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